Little Falls transcript., 1887-06-03
nINNEsorlFARnERs' ALLIANCE.
The Farmers Representatives Heartily Endorss
tho Interstste Connerco Law and hsus "A.
dresses 4lE $sr{ Fs E ~ W @sa g&

Inc sFring meeting OF thee1ecutive board
OF the Farmers alliance was in session at
ST. Paul with President Barrett, Secretary
Olson, and Messrs. Haigh, Diamond, Can
ming, Atwood, Hodgson and Boen present.
Olson, Barrett, Diam ond Hague and Fur
long were appointed as delegates to the
business mems convention at Mankato on
June z. There was considerable discussion
in regard to railroads and other topics oil
interest to the farmer. r..
The address proposed and adopted by
the alliance may be summarized as fol.
lows: #GsEl F..s -. - .'= -
To the Interstate Commerce Commission:
Vigorously enforce the law, especially the
long and short haul clause. Discrimina-
tion in favor localities in the creates pres
ent railroad abuse. Such business interests
as can be sustained only by reason of the
suspension OF section 4, it seems to us
ought not to be sustained at ali. We urge
the enforcement OF equal and reasonable
rates. There must be freedom OF traffic.
everywhere. 1t is not reasonable that rail.
way officials should vote themselves enor-
nous salaries while employees are paid mea-
! gersalaries. We urge the commission to con-
slider the propriety OF considering the en-
tire management of railway expenditures
with a view OF correcting gross evils. A
railway will pay one OF it's attorneys
1uC1o AOI d lew uOur . Uhlk UelOT6 U0e 6u.
preme court OF the United States than the
chief justice receives for years service.
To the State Railroad Commission: We
call your attention to the fact that our
citizens are being levied upon to
pay interest upon nearly 100000, 900
OF fictitious capital. The last
legislature gave them ample power to sup
press this gigantic fraud. The people of
the state look to the commission to take
ivov f<r
| payment OF unreasonable rates amounting
in the aggregate to nearly $40, 900, 900 an
nually. We request the enforcement of
the Hixon law. Every obstacle in the way
of reaching Duluth by easy and direct
routes must be removed. We believe these.
the following rates to be liberal and ask
for their enforcement: For all distances
over 20 miles and under 80, cents
per 100 pounds; over 80 and under SO,
| IL cents; over so and under IS, cents;
| over 75 and under 100. S 1-2 cents; over
100 and under l5O, 6 1.2 cents: for all
! distances over 1876 miles and less than
| 800, from 1-2 to IL 1.2 cents, according
! to distances; all distances between
300 and 400 miles, from ~ l-2 to
16 conts. We are gratifed to see
| that there has been slight reduction
in incoming fre'ghts.
TO the Governor We would remind him
that he is responsible for the faithful en-.
! forcement OF the laws. We hail with sat-
| isfaction the organization lately founded
! by the business men OF Minnesota.
The members OF the board called on the
| railroad commissions. The conference
was quite general in it's nature, and
number OF points in the railroad law were
touched upon. Gen. Becker, OF the com
mission in ans wer to question as to
who had authority to enforce the Hixon
| Inn, Nff frnff fip 1p hot oh
thority was vested in the attorney general.
The report OF the treasurer of the alli-
ance showed q balance Of $293 in the
treasury There are 1872 subordinate
alliances organized and 20 county organ
izations. In the discussion over raising
OF funds for the support OF the work OF
! the board it was decided to depend upon
volunteer contributions until next fall,
when some other plan will probably be
presented and adopted. An address to the
subordinate alliances prepared by Messrs.
Hodgson, Haigh and Canning, aspresent-
ed and adopted. 1t congratulates them
upon the fourishing condition OF the ALI.
anee, urges them to renewed efforts to
remedy their wrongs, interstate commerce
law, and intimates that had it not been
for the action of the alliance in the legis-
lature last winter the then pending inter-
state bill might never have passed con-
| gress.
The committee to prepare for the total
| abstinence convention to be held in St.
Paul June IS announce that the conven-
ton will be held at the capitol. On the
night OF the 18th, mass meeting will be
held at market hall, and Bishop Ireland,
Father O'Rilley. Father McGolrick, James
r. Corrigan, John F. Brooks OF Stillw
Joseph O'Keily OF Shieldsville and John
T. Carrgier are to be thespeakers. On the
afertnoon OF the second day banquet
viii be served at the Ryan.
Mrs. Sarah A. Taylor, formerly of st.
Paul and Minneapolis, was frightened into
jumping from a second-story window in
Oregon, and was killed by the fall.
st. Paul has stock board in full opera
ton. Calls Of stock are made every day.
Patents issued to citizens of Minnesota
e. R. Bird, Elgin, ioul horse evener; C. NJ
Gilbert, Minneapolis, grain scourer; A. C..
Greenleaf, Fergus Falls, dental plugger; E.
D. Libbey, St: Paul. corrugated sheet metal
cutter; J. NJ: Schultz, Minneapolis, roller
mill.
J. P. Hanson, dealer in general !mer-
ehandise at Evans, seven miles north OF
posing OF his stock left the country, leav-
ing numerous creditors among the whole
sale houses in St. Paul.
T. NJ. Chapman, one of the oldest pio-
neers, at Spring Valley, died, aged sixty.
He came in 1885, and WAS foremost in
all efforts to build up the place.
Charles B. Morse, q negro forty nine
years of age. employed as hostler at the
trotting park stables, at Winona was be-
fore the court charged with attempted rape
to q white woman. He was admitted for
! trail.
The jury in the case OF the state vs.. Lev.
ems, charged with ibeling Mr.. Lovely, aft
or being out very short time, returned a
verdict OF guilty, but sentence was not
passed.
A decree OF divorce was granted in the
case OF Mary E. Martin vs.. Albert P. Mar
tin, formerly Of Castle Rock, Dako TIA county,
but lattsrly of Minneapolis.
Assistant Dairy Commissioner Eberman
has returned to St. Paul from a trip
through the southern part OF the state,
whore he has been making tests OF milk.
He examined specimens at Zumbrota,
i WasiOja, Eden and Kenyon, and found the
milk very good indeed. The averages were
unusually high compared with those OF
tests made in other places, q number OF
the speci mems being far above the required
percentage, one going as high as 4.40.
! At Albert Lea, Judge Farmer sentenced
c. w. Levens to pay a fine OF $1OO or 90
to jail for thirty days for libeling Mr.. Love.
i ". The defense made q motion for q stay
Of sixty days as well as for new trial.
1 Steel Bros. & Co. Of Duluth have been
awarded the contract for the government
breckwater at Agate Bay. Lake Superior
The price is S19, ,94S. The superstructure
will be six feet above the water and be
completed by Dec. i next. +.
Rev. James Cornell, for the past ten
years rector Of Craze Episcopal church at
4 Wabasha, has resigned the pastorate.
The Winona base ball club held q meet.
ing and dec ided to disband